Legouve, Gabriel Jean Baptiste Ernest-Wilfrid (1807–1903)

French dramatist and writer, born in Paris. He published a succession of novels, the chief being Edith de Falsen 1840. In 1849 he made his mark as a dramatist with Adrienne Lecouvreur, written in conjunction with Augustin Scribe. His tragedy Médée 1854 achieved great success. La Femme en France au XIXe siècle 1864, Messieurs les enfants 1868, Conférences parisiennes 1872, Nos filles et nos fils 1875, and Une Education de jeune fille 1884 were influential moral works.